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G SCHICK FEEDING MECHANISM. FILED JUNE 24. 1922.

Dec. 26, 1922. 1,439, 43

0. SCHICK. Fseomc MECHANISM. FILED JUNE 24. 1922. 2 SHEETS-SHEET '2 Patented Dec. 26, 1922..

GOTTFREED SCHICK, OF TAMPA, KANSAS.

rnnn ne ianoiiiinrsr Original application filed Gotcha- 29, 1921, Serial No. 511,317. Divided and this application filed J 'une 1 24;, 1922. Serial No. 570,673.

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Be it known that GO'I'IERIED Semen, a citizen of th United States, residing at Tampa, in the county of Marion and gtate of Kansas, hasinvented certain new, and useful Improvements in Feeding Mechanisms, of which the following is a specifica tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. h

This invention relates to certain improvements in feeding mechanisms and has relation more particularly toa mechanism of this general character especially designed and adapted for use in connection with fanning mills of a type disclosed in my pending application Serial No. 511,311, of which the present application is a division and it is an object of the invention to provide a feeding member supported by the chute orthe like for movement toward or from said chute together with means for constantly urging said member toward the chute or more particularly the bottom thereof.

Furthermore, it isan object of the invention to provide a feeding mechanism including an agitating meansassociated with the discharge opening, said means serving as a guard.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my. improved feeding mechanism whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

. The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be better understood, I now proceed to describe the same with reference to theaccompanying v drawings, wherein; n

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation illustrating a fanning mill with which is associated the feeding mechanism constructed in accordance with an embodi ment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertical sectional view taken throughivthe construction illustratedin Figure 1 butin reverse arrangement;-

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view partly in section and partly inelevation illustrating,

the portion of the means for driving the,

rotatable feeding. member ine nberwhereby the shaft may be rocked A,

feeding member; and

Figure 4 is a" fragmentary view. partly in vertical section and partly in elevation illustrating the rotatable feeding member trating cer ain features of the Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the agitating. member and guard. 7

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, Hdenotes a housing of requisite dimensions which is provided at one end with a casing 1 for the fan F. The fan F includes a shaft 2 adapted to be driven in any desired manner and whichhas fixed to an end portion thereof a pulley 72 with which is operatively engaged an endless belt 71. The belt 71 passes over and in driving engagement with a pulley d5. The pulley 45 is fixed to'an end portion of the shaft 48 lotatably supported by and extending through a sidewall 3 of the housing 8. This shaft lS extends inwardly of the housing l-l and'to said inner end portion is fixed a in side elevation and partly in section illus-v rotatable pinion 19 which, when the hopper A is inapplied position meshes with a pinion 50 p fixedto an extended end portion of ashaft 24so that as the pulley 45 is rotated the shaft 2-1 will be driven.

The hopper A is supported by the beams or members 6 and 8 extending transveresly of the housing H, said'hopper being substantially V-shaped in section in a dire tion lengthwise of the housing 1-1.. The center chute C, said chute including the upstandingside walls 12. Co acting with the dis- .of said extension 15 carries a rack 17 disposed longitudinally thereofand with which meshes a pinion 18. The pinion 18 is fixed to a shaft 19 rotatably supported by the suitably spaced bearings 20 and said shaft is provided with anangularly disposed extension or arm 21 providing an operating portion of the forward wall 10 ofthe applied hopperat the bottom thereof is pro-. .vided with .a discharge opening ll'opening into the downwardly and forwardly inclined ferred to.

silient dog or pawl 22 whereby the valve 1% i is held in its different adjusted positions. This dog or pawl, however, offers no resistance or obstruction to the desired move-H ment of the valve 1% upon rocking or partial rotation of the shaft 19.

The side walls 12 of the chute C at a point in closeproximity to the hopper A are provided with the transversely alined open and arcuate slots 23 which are adapted to receive the opposite end portions of a shaft 24: extending outwardly of said side members l2 and adapted to be driven in a manner to be hereinafter more particularly re- Carried by the shaft and substantially bridging the space between. the side walls or members 12 are the blades25 which, as the shaft 24 rotates, serve as a feeder to facilitate the flow of the grain along the chute C.

Connecting the upper marginal portions of the side members or walls 1.2 of the chute C forwardly of the shaft 24 and the feeding blades 25 carried thereby is a cross member 26. Pivotally engaged with said cross member 26 are the oppositely directed arms 27, th pivotal mountings for said arms being inwardly of the inner ends thereof. The inner ends said arms 27 are provided with the intermeshing teeth 29 whereby said arms are caused to rock in unison and in the same direction.

The outer end portions of the arms 27 e2;-

tend outi'vardly of the side walls or mem hers 12 and operatively engaged with said extended portions of the arms 27 and the extended portions of the shaft 2% are the links CO-ZlCtlllg with one extended portion of the shaft 24 is aspring element 31 which serves to constantly urge the shaf 2% in wardly of the slots 23. I

In the event any foreign substance should pass through the discharge opening 11 of a size or character to interfere with the requisite rotation of the blades 25, the shaft 24'. will move outwardly without interfering with the desired rotation thereof. The curvature of the slots 23 is such that as the shaft 24; is moved outwardly, the same will be lifted upwardly so that the blades 25 will be raised a distance sutiicient to permit said foreign substance to pass therebelow. As.

soon as this substance or obstruction has passed the blades 25, the spring element 31 will operate to effect an automatic return of the shaft 2% to its normal position at the inner or closed ends of the slots 23.

Pivoted substantially midway its-ends, as at 33, to the rear wall 34 of the applied hopper A is an elongated arm or rod 35, the

lower end portion of which has affixed thereto a cross head 36. The cross head 36 is in relatively close proximity to the discharge opening 11 and. has extending outwardly therefrom on an incline toward the forward "all 10 ofthe hopper A the tines 37, said tines being of a length to terminate at a point close to the forward wall 10 above the opening 11. The endtines 37 at their central portions are formed to provide downwardly disposed extensions or arms 38 while the central tines 37 are formed to provide the upwardly extending arms These tines 37 and the depending arms 38 provide a shield or guard to minimize the passage of foreign substances or obstructionspassing through the opening 11 and said tines 37, together wi h the arms 38 and 39, also provide means to agitate the grain immediately adjacent the opening 3 to facilitate the discharge of said grain through said opening.

The agitating function of the tines 37 is accomplished upon rocking movement of the arm or red 35 and, as herein disclosed, the upper end portion of said arm or rod 35 is provided with an angular extension 40 which is'disposed through a slot 11 in the rear wall 3 of the hopper A.

Uperatively engaged with the port-ion of this extension 40 exteriorly of the hopper A is an end portion of a'rod 1-2, said rod extending transversely of the housing fl and having its opposite end portion operatively engaged with the free end portion of an arm a. of a bell crank lever 41:3. The free end portion of the second arm 6 of this lever 43 has operatively engaged therewith an end portion of a rod 44.

The opposite end portion of the rod 4% is operativeiy engaged with a pulley 45 so that, as the pulley a5 is rotated, the resultant swinging movement of the bell crank lever a3 will reciprocate the rod 42 whereby the arm or red 2-35 is rocked, resulting in the desired functioning of the tines 87 and the arms 38 and 39 carried thereby.

In order that the grain within the hopper will offer no obstruction to the desired rocking movement of the arm ,or rod 35, I enclose th same within a hood or casing 46 fixed to the rear wall 3a. of the hopper A, the lower face of said hood or casing 16 being open. The cross head 36 is immediately adjacent the open end of the hood or casing l6 and the top plate d7 of said hood or casing is extended to overlie said cross head.

The chute C, when the hopper is applied,

' discharges within an end portion of a cylinder S preferabl Y supported and operated in the manner particularly set forth in my nism constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operatprinciples and spirit thereof and for this,

reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying outmy invention in prac tice except as hereinafter claimed.

.1 claim:

1. A machine of the class described comprising a chute, said chute having side walls provided with slots, a shaft seated within said slots, feeding means carried by the shaft and positioned within the chute, means for rotating the shaft, oppositely directed arms pivo-tally supported by the chute, the inner xtremities of said arms being provided with meshing teeth to cause said arms to rock in unison and in the same direction,

and links connecting the outer portions of the arms and the shaft.

2. A machine of the class described comprising a chute, said chute having side walls provided with slots, a shaft seated within said slots, feeding means carried by the shaft and positioned within the chute, means for rotating the shaft, oppositely directed arms pivotally supported by the chute, the inner extremities of said arms being provided with meshing teeth to cause said arms to rock in unison and in the same direction, links connecting the outer portions of the arms and the shaft, said slots being disposed in a direction to permit the shaft to move in a direction away from the chute, the arms being positioned in advance of said slots.

3. A machine of the class described comprising a chute, said chute having side walls provided with slots, a shaft seated within said slots, feeding means carried by the shaft and positioned within the chute, means forv rotating the shaft, oppositely directed arms pivotally supported by the chute, the inner extremities of said arms being provided with meshing teeth to cause said arms to rock in unison and in the same direction, links connecting the outer portions of the arms and the shaft, said slots being disposed in a direction to permit the shaft to move in a direction away from the chute, and means for constantly urging the shaft in the opposite direction.

4. In a machine of the class described having a hopper provided with a discharge opening, an elongated arm pivotally supported intermediate its ends within the hopper and disposed toward the discharge open ing, means for locking said arm, a head car ried by the extremity of the arm adjacent to the discharge opening, and tines'extending upwardly from said head and terminating in close proximity to and extending across the discharge opening. c

5. In a machine of the class described having a hopper provided with a discharge opening, an elongated arm pivotally supported intermediate its ends within the hopper and disposed toward the discharge opening, means for locking said arm, a head carried by the extremity of the arm adjacent to the discharge opening, and tines extending upwardly from saidhead and terminating in close proximity to and extending across the discharge opening, said tines being provided with oppositely directed arms. I

6. A machine of the class described having a hopper provided with a discharge opening, a vibratory member within the hopper, means for operating said member, tines extending upwardly from said member and terminating in close proximity to and bridging the discharge opening, said tines being provided with oppositely directed arms. v I

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

. i GOTTFRIED SCHCK. 

